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20 Red Lion St,
Holborn, London WC1R 4PQ
England
North London Piano Moving professional team can move around London and North London all brands and models of acoustic upright and grand pianos. We ...
217 Boxley Rd
Maidstone, Kent ME14 2BH
England
Sales of new and nearly new pianos from the
83 Southbury Road
Enfield
Enfield, London EN1 1PJ
England
Digital Piano, Upright & Grand Pianos, Rent-to-Buy
Lenton Boulevard
Nottinghamshire NG7 2BY
England
Over many years, we have carefully selected what
65 Sankey Street
Warrington, Cheshire WA1 1SU
England
Today, we supply all styles of Acoustic Piano,
90 Bedhampton Road
Havant, Hampshire PO9 3EZ
England
Bedhampton Pianoshop was established in 1988, and
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What is Piano Voicing or Toning?
Voicing is an extremely difficult area. It's subjective in the extreme, and has caused endless discussion in piano maintenance circles. But the final goal of voicing is to have the hammers striking the notes of the piano to offer a uniform sound from the bottom to the top of the instrument. Goes without saying that evaluating this capability is governed by the capability of the piano, and the construction of the action parts. But, often a technician will find extremes in voicing, such as a particularly hard hammer, which may result in a note sounding louder than the rest. But, this too can be laid at the door of regulation. This is where the tuner's skill comes into play here. Voicing can be accomplished by pricking the hammer with a set of needles. This pricking changes the structure of the felt, and softens the hammer to a degree.
What is toning?This is the reverse of voicing, and accomplishes the inverse sort of thing. May be necessary to bring up a particularly soft sounding hammer, and bring it into line with its neighbours. This is accomplished by applying a special material to the hammers or ironing with a special tool.
